Colombia

  • Colombia Resumes Taxing Vehicles from Brazil

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    Starting in 2025, vehicle exports from Brazil to Colombia will once again be taxed at a 54% rate. The tax exemption agreement, in place since 2017, will not be renewed. According to the Colombian government, this decision is designed to protect its local automotive industry, currently dominated by Renault. This is a setback for Brazilian manufacturers, who exported fewer vehicles in 2024, with a 30% drop compared to the previous year.

    Source: Automotive Business    …

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  • Hyundai Keeps Gamma Engine in Units for Colombia

    The new HB20 auto landed in Colombia with new body but is powered by an old engine. Hyundai Motor Brazil started exporting the new face lifted compact with an engine that the hatchback no longer fits versions running in Brazil.

    The Colombian version is exported with the 1.6 16V aspirated Gamma engine.

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  • Electric VW E-Delivery Has New Chargers and Reach Into Colombia

    BRAZIL REPORT
    Fabio Ferraresi
    Fabio Ferraresi

    VWCO will increase the offer of homologated chargers and now it can be charged in more than 10 different wall boxes. In addition to the new chargers, VW is starting the sale effort in Colombia in agreement with Porsche Colombia, with versions of 11 and 14 tons.

    Source: Automotive Business    Read The Article

    PSR Analysis: Colombia is a market with high acceptance for EV and alternative propulsion and sales of this vehicle should grow fast. Total cost of ownership is still…

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  • Protests Affect Columbia Vehicles Market

    Sales of vehicles in Colombia were affected by protests and roadblocks in May. Because of the protest, dealers were closed and vehicles are blocked at the ports of Cartagena and Barranquilla. Even with the reduction from April to May, when 14,700 units were sold, below the 18,000 in April, the YTD result in 2021 is 50.2% better than 2020.

    Source: AutoData     Read The Article

    PSR Analysis: The recovery of the Colombia economy, seen in light of the vehicle market, is faster than expected, even with…

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  • Columbia Auto Market Maintains Growth Curve

    The Colombian auto market has retained its growth curve in October by posting sales of 20,900 units, up 13.3% compared to September, a month which also grew 39% above August. Data source:   Andemos

    The Andemos said this recovery is due to the increase of procurement for “safe transportation” as well as reopening of the economy and ending of personal isolation.

    According to Andemos, if no new measures requiring isolation are taken, then the reduction compared to 2019 will be around 30%

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  • Colombia 2019 Car Sales Increase

    This article initially appeared in the February 2020 issue of PowerTALK News.

    Fabio Ferraresi
    Fabio Ferraresi

    Despite the poor performance of auto sales in Latin America countries such as Mexico and Argentina, Colombia keep growing sales of cars as Brazil, with 2.7% growth with 263,700 units in 2019. Colombia also leads in EV/HEV sales gains. The forecast for 2020 is that sales will continue growing at the same rate.

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    PSR Analysis:  Pent up demand for vehicles…

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  • The Future of Diesel Engines in Metropolitan Areas

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    Introduction

    Our team at Power Systems Research, as a lead global Market Intelligence Company and specialized in Propulsion Systems and Powertrain for Vehicles and Equipment, is frequently asked about the future of Diesel Engines.

    It is impossible to provide a complete answer for this question due to the wide range of applications, as well as the excellent performance and versatility of Diesel Engines.

    Thus, in this article we focus on the Diesel Engine application in Commercial Vehicles in metropolitan areas, and more specifically, in Urban Buses.

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